The electrical requirements for motherboards change over time as new technologies make additional demands for power.

A.

True

B.

False

2.

MicroATX increases the total cost of a system by increases the number of expansion slots on the
motherboard.

A.

True

B.

False

3.

When removing the motherboard, you'll find a main power line, and maybe one auxiliary power line from the power supply to the motherboard.

A.

True

B.

False

4.

The easiest way to fix a power supply you suspect is faulty is to replace it.

A.

True

B.

False

5.

The power supply and monitor contain enough power to give you a strong shock except when they are unplugged.

A.

True

B.

False

6.

Generally when shopping for a motherboard for a gaming system, you'd need to pay attention to form factor, processor sockets, chipsets, buses and number of bus slots, and other connectors, slots, and ports.

A.

True

B.

False

7.

The first ATX power supplies and motherboards used a single power connector called the ____ connector that had 20 pins.

8.

Motherboards that support PCI Express and have the 24-pin P1 connector are sometimes called ____ boards.

9.

Holds its data as long as the RAM has power

A.

SO-DIMM

B.

DRAM

C.

MicroDIMM

D.

SDRAM

E.

ROM

10.

PCIe is backward compatible.

A.

True

B.

False

11.

Excessive heat can damage the CPU and the motherboard.

A.

True

B.

False

12.

For most SIMMs, the module slides into the slot at an angle.

A.

True

B.

False

13.

The ____ is a measure of resistance to electricity.

14.

A ____ is an electronic device that can hold an electrical charge for a period of time and can smooth the uneven flow of electricity through a circuit.

15.

One ____ is the work or energy required to produce one watt of power in one second.

16.

Memory on the processor die is called ____ cache.

17.

Memory in the processor package, but not on the processor die, is called ____ cache.

18.

The core of the operating system that is responsible for controling security, managing the file system, providing a platform for applications to run on, and moderates the hardware